Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Spring Festival at the Academy of Music,
Mon day night, April 18th.
Bonap "a has bought D. F. Schaffer's
wholesale stock of Boots and Shoes. Will
be sold at haf-price.
The REGISTER. job Office last week print
ed, bound and com pleted I-page brief in
two days, and didn't hurry much either.
The little hall in the lower story of the
courthouse, formerly us ed as woodroom,
ETC., is being fitted up for an office, and when
completed will be occupied by Sheriff Whit
worth.
Another frost made the ground white
Monday morning, but, as far a. we can learn,
peach blooms were not injured, and the
prospects are good for a full crop OF this
delicious fruit.
Mrs. III. Davis, one door north OF Inc
Academy of Isle, has an exceedingly hne
assortment of Easter Cards. Call and see
them now, before they are culled by earlier
customers.
At the School Election yesterday, but
little interest was m auifested and a light vote
polled. The members of the old board
whose terms had expired We're reelected.
The Annexation proposition carried.
Jno. Glare has purchased from W. i.
Gay the old Shepherd residence on X. 1ob
Street and has been busily engaged the pa ST
week improving the grounds and cuttin-'
out the surplus trees and shrubbery.
Prof. Vance came in town last Saturday
evening with twenty two plovers, the returns
of an afternoons hunt. Perhaps this partly
reveals the secret of the Professors great
H. ha d. boxr, 70 hoo
At the Annual Election held by the stock
holders of the Academy of Music, last Mon
day, the following gentlemen were chosen as
directors to serve for the ensuing year: F.
Rodach, T. r. Goulding, l.. j. Giovanoni,
W. T. Gay and A. Roehry.
Inreply to 'School- Boy 's"com munication,
which appeared in issue several weeks
back we will state that the money raised at
the entertainment given last year by the pu-
pills of Ironton Public School is in the hands
of the District Treasurer, Mr.. W. I. Gay.
Clark Hall, trainmaster of this division
for several months past has resigned and
will remove to Thayer, Mo-, on the X. c. s.
& N. R'y where he will take charge of the
railroad eating. house at that place. A form
er official of the U. p. in Nebraska, we are
told, will succeed Mr.. Hall.
The Middlebrook butchers team took
fright while standing in front OF NagePs
butcher shop Monday morning. The horses
shot up town at lively pace and were not
captured until they reached the Corner
Store at Pilot Knob. The wagon was
total wreck while the horses escaped un-
hurt.
Adolph Kirchner, aged about 9years, died
at Granitevile, Monday, April 18th, at O'Clock
A. NJ, and will be buried at Middlebrook'
Monday, April 9th, at O'Clock p. NJ. MI.
Kirchner is one of the old citizens oil iron
county. and he will be missed in the COM
munfty. Our sympathy is with the widow
and bereav. ed family.
In the ev, mt that the fast mail train be-
tween st. Louis and Texankana is put on the
road. we will receive our morning dallles
about 6 A. NJ. on the day of publication. 1t
is said that tt ,ere is little doubt but that the
rim will be established, all the arrange
ments have Teen perfected and nothing Is
now wanting save the sanction of the Post
Master General, which will probably be
forthcoming.
We are reliably Informed that a citizen llv-
ing near the courtho use, whose name oegths
with G and ends wi tn an i, 1--WE dare not De
more particular in these days OF criminal
libel suits), actually let one of his porkers
Che had two) starve to death, on or about the
LIST dav of April; and that the other BIDS lalr
to follow soon. We might discredlt the story
if it had not been told us by the lndlviouai
who buried the defunct pig
We ackuowle dye with thanks the receipt
of copy of the "Evening Heverle," 1or
piano, an orig ional composition by Mrs. Kate
F. Scoville, OF Belleview, us. tits of much
more than yerage merit, as those VINO
know IFS COZ nposer will naturally expect:
for Mrs. SIS ability in rendering as wei rs
originating sweet sounds TO please the cunt
,,red ear is known to all the people OF this
community. The " Reverie Is dedica'eo
TO the memory of the composers mother'
Mrs l.. G. Shepherd; is an s-paSe compost
ton: pr lblshed by Messsrs. Balmer ~ Weper'
of ST. Louis, at the price of 6o cents per
COPY. 1t is very pleasing without pelhs
difficult, and is no doubt destined 10 DE
popular.
A late issu of the st. Louis Spectator has
the following; to say of our lovely Faiiey ana
its probable future as a summer resort
.There are d respects that Arcadia, the beau
on the Iron Mountain road will at last get
ITS dues and ,ecome the most attractive place
tn he found in the West. The plan IN the
mind of the management of the Iron Noun
tain road is TO build hotel that VIII surpass
that of the Frisco road ut eureka springs
and run fast trains that will carry passengers
to Arcad ia in two hours. Such hotel WIN
grounds, will cost $3.50, 900. The road has
had pl ans for some time and beiieVe the
success of Eureka Springs last summer mas
decided the erection of the IA otei' ATcauia
has ALWAYS been favorite r.'sort ior Oh
Louis, and with the accommoda 'ioiis lor
many guests will make it perfect N coca lot
summer saurteTers. This will also heip
Monfesano, as, being on the same roao, II
will encourage travel that way. With train
making the distance to Arcadia in two
hours, grand hotel and many guests. there
will be a hegira to the Saturday night balls
at the new hotel. How soon this edifice is
to be built haye not heard"